Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, better known as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona—where she was alternately self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 June 1933
CountryUnited States of America
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My eyes opened, and the first thing I thought of when I could put thoughts together was I want to be in show business. Never wanted anything else. I used to sneak in the costume room at my nursery school and smell the costumes.
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Comedy is learning to be funny, and you learn to be funny in small rooms with young audiences.
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I made so many jokes about poor Russell Crowe, he once knocked on my dressing room door, and told me he wanted to go out on this chat show we were on to laugh with me. Now he's ruined it. I can't make another joke about him.
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You know it's time to start using mouthwash when your dentist leaves the room and sends in a canary.
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I was born in 1962 and the room next to me was 1963.
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I thought she looked sensational. She was going with her own drummer. A lot of them look like cookie-cutters now and they're all the same look, the same dress. The ones that are so wonderful are the ones that absolutely wear things that nobody else can wear.
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That was the beginning of a very good run.
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When I am on E! for the 'Fashion Police,' I only care about being a critic. It loses me many friends.
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Prince Charles is so funny. So, so funny.
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Life does not measure up to performing... Performing is perfect.
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I have no line. If I think it's funny, it's funny.
I get butterflies before I go out to say hello at a party.
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Your child is never not your child. You can be 90 and your mother 120, but your mother is still worried about you.
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Sure I do a lot of jokes about Anne Frank. But when you do those jokes, it makes people remember what happened to her. That process of bringing her story back doesn't have to be a serious one. What I say is all nonsense, but it helps to keep her memory alive.